Hula School(Tokyo)

Sohei & Wahine Maika`i Hula Studio (Tokyo)　日本語
Hula Studio Office　TEL 080-5076-3923 　　　 TEL・FAX　03-3465-4167
E-MAIL 　michikot@va.u-netsurf.jp

Sohei & Wahine Maika`i is a Hula and Polynesian Dance School located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo in Japan.
This school is led by Takahashi Brothers who were trained formally and given Na Kumu Palapala (Diploma in Hula teaching) by Uncle George Na`ope, "Hawaii's Golden Treasure" and the master kumu hula and co-founder of the Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, Hawaii.
The school teaches Hula Dance, Tahitian Dance, Maori Dance, and Ukulele.


Hawaiian Events ＆ Parties Help
My Students
●2008/2/7Magazine 「VERY」 　（Koubunsha）　
●2008/1〜TVCM 「Kyusai」
It appears on TV commercials.
●2007/4/14（Sat）Nihon Keizai Shinbun Evening　　
  The interview of Sohei & Wahine Maika`i was published.

●2007/4/16（Mon）22：30 - 4/18(Wed）14：00 -　（ＭＸＴＶ）　　　　
Appeared in Hawaiian Live in Birdland.
●2007/4/10(Tue) - Maryle.be
Appeared in the total web site Meryle.be which links to the Monthly magazine "Very" and facilitates shopping.
●2007/3/9(Fri）released　「PATI　PATI」　April Issue　（Sony Magazine）
Daisuke Asakura of the Access（the unit with Hiroyuki Takamizu）made a report of 1-day Hula Experience in our Hula Studio．He appeared regularly on the TV "New Doumoto Brothers".
●2007/1/3(wed） "Family's Time" AM11：55 - 12：00　（TV Tokyo）
Interviewed on our the Parents and Children Hula class at our studio.
●2007/1/13(Sat）released "Friend" Magazine Extra　February Issue （Koudan Sya)
The comics writer Kinoko Higure experiences our 1-day hula lesson and made a comic in the magazine.

●2006/11/2(Thus）released　"Kenkou" December Issue （Syufu no Tomo）
The magazine reported that our "hula dance caring for waist" has big effects on weight gain after childbirth．
●2006/11/８（Wed）　LiveDoor "Funky Tushin" (livedoor)
The article of "A boom on Male Hula Dance" appeared on the web site, featuring our studio.
●2006/10/31(Tue）Nihon TV "Sukkiri!!" AM8：00 - 9：55 （Nohon TV）
　Appeared in the TV information variety "Sukkiri!!" which is chaired by Terry Itoh．
●2006/10/14(Sat）Tomoaki Ogura "Radio Circuit" （Nippon Broadcast　1242）
Appeared in the radio program chaired by Tomoaki Ogura.

●2006/9/25(Mon）released　AERA(Weekly Magazine) （Asahi Shinbun）　
Appeared in the article "Hula dance for men"．
●2006/8/29(Tue）drama "Dandori" （Fuji TV）
●2006/4/5(Wed）PV for "Papa B & Crazy Ken" （Papa B ＆ Ｃｒａｚｙ Ken)
Appeared in PV tagged with the famous reggae DJ Papa B and Tiger & Dragon member Crazy Ken(Ken Yokoyma）. Used in Opening theme "Countdown" in June TBS TV on every Sat　24：55 -）　

●2006/11/7日（Tue）Wanibooks@ｍｏｂｉｌｅ （Ｃｒｏｃｏｄｉｌｅ Books）
Hitomi Kitamura(Nittele Genic 2006)　visited our studio to report the experience of 1-day hula lesson in the magazine.

●2006/10/5(Thurs）Popular Mobile Site "Poke Life" （Xing）
The reporter visited our studio to publish the experience of 1-day lesson in the web site(ｉ-mode　ＥＺｗｅｂ).　
●SKY Perfect　TV！280ｃｈ　（2005/10） （Aｃｔ　On　TV)
Appeared our hula dance lessons（10/1　10/2　10/3　and also 10/* - 11/*） Please refer Broadcasting Schedule on Sky Perfect TV magazine.

<sup>●Magazine "Ｓｔｙｌｅ" September Issue 2005/7/28 release （Koudan Sya）
Our Hideharu Takahashi was interviewed by the reporter as the current popular ukuleleist .

●Magazine "25ans" September Issue　2005/7/28 release （Assiette Fujin Gahou）
Appeared in the article of "The healthy beauty made by hula dance".
●Magazine "Mart" September Issue 2005/7/28 release (Koubun Sya）
Taught a hula dance to the model Harumi Nakajima, the cover model.</sup>
●Magazine "Akasugu Kids" 2005/4/15　（Recruit）
　　Interviewed for the hula dance lesson for a parent and a child.
●ＦＲＥＥ　ＴＥＭＰＯ（FM Broadcasting 81.3）AM9：00 - 9：30 release　2005/1/2 （J-Wave Radio）
Our Hideharu Takahashi appeared in FREE TEMPO　（J -WAVE Radio　2005/1/2　9：00 - 9：30 Sun）as a current popular ukuleleist.　

●2004/9/22（wed) News Paper "Mainichi Shinbun"　（Mainichi Shinbunn Sya）　

 Appeared in the article of "Male Hula Dance".

●Ricco(Fuji Sankei Living）
　Interviewed by the reporter, as hula dance is currently hot.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

TV Programs
● 2005/5/8（Sun) Fuji TV　　　　　　
"Heisei Education Committee 2005　The Brand New Fresh Man, Special "
　Choreographed a Tahitian Dance（Release 19：00 - 20：54）
● 2005/3/16（Wed）Fuji TV（８CH）release
Appeared on "Bakusyou Osupi - Daimondai"　appeared　（release 19：00 - 20：00）
● 2005/3/7　3/14　3/21　3/28（Mon）ＭＸ TV, Performed　　　　　
Birdland in Hawaiian Show　（release　21：00 - 21：30）

● 2004/7/23（Fri）　ＢＳ NiTele TV, Performed　　　　　"Jouhou Shin Wakusei" MCs are Shouei and Nanae Suzuki （Nihon TV announcer）
　Hatsumi Miura(reporter) experienced kahiko hula dance （Release　23：00 - 23：54）
● 2004/6/11日（Fri）　TBS TV（6ＣＨ), Performed　　　
"Hanamaru Market" Navigators are Kumiko Okae and Hirohide Yakumaru. Introduced as the current edge of trend in fashion. The reporter is Chiri Kaiho (TBS TV announcer).（Release　8：30 - 10：20）
● 2004/5　MX TV, Performed
200th Broadcast Commemoration ＭＸTV
Release:
　　　　　　5/10（Mon）5/17（Mon）5/24（Mon）5/31（Mon）21：00 - 21：30
Performed Tahitian Dance Show on the TV.

● 2004/2/19（Thur）TBS TV（6CH）, Performed
TV program"Bizin no Moto"　introduces various Elements of Beauty by 3 currently popular fashion models.
Hiromi Sakurai（JJ Magazine Regular Model、TuuKa- Cellar Bone Conduction Speaker TV Commercial）,　Mei Yoshikawa, Yuuko Momose.
Choreographed hula dance on the TV program.　　　（Release Midnight　2：54 - 3：24）　

● 2003/9/11（Thurs）Fuji TV（８CH）
Performed on TV program "Viva Viva V6" in which the popular group V6 participates.
Taught the fire dancing to Mr. Nagano of V6 and appeared as a ukulele player.　（Release 23/15-45）

● 2003/10 Mid -　"Mannma TV Science" （009CH）

Performed on the TV program "HanoHano! Hula Dance Heaven".
● 2003/８/1（Fri） TV Tokyo（１２CH）
Performed and choreographed hula dances on TV program "Yuuki Meguro Good Morning".
（Release ８:00-８:３０)
● 2003/1　MX TV
　Performed on the TV program hula dances (Male, Kahiko）.

Magazine & News Papers　

●Magazine "SAITA" (Shiba Park Syuppan） Release 3/10
TV talent Chiharu experienced and reported our hula dance lesson.

●Magazine "FINE"　(Hinode Syuppan）（Release 2004/12）　
The Fashion Model Yukina experienced and reported in surfing magazine "Fine" January issue about our hula lesson.

● ２００4/7 Magazine "Sutekina Hula Style", Interviewed as the leading male hula dancer.

● ２００4/7 Magazine "Ｈａｗａｉｉｉａｎ Ｗａｖｅ", Appeared on the cover of the magazine.

● ２００３/８/5 News Paper "Daily Ube Nichi", Interviewed as the leading male hula dancer.

Radios
● ２００5/11/8　FM Edogawa（ＦＭ Broadcasting 84.3）　13：41 - 15：56　　　
Played live ukulele and talk on the program "Humans Talk"as a ukuleleist and a hula dancer.

★Origin of Wahine Maika`i <Renamed in year 2,000, formerly called "Hui O Ka Uilani">
　　"Wahine Maika`i"　is translated word-for-word into "Good Women" in English.
The stories went to circa September of year 2000.
Louisie K. De La Cruz ( The mother of My Kumu Hula Michael De La Cruz) won the 1st place soloist at the Kupuna Hula Festival in Kona of Hawaii. Also other members ( Michael's wife Mayumi, etc.) won the 2nd place group. The tune they danced to was "Wahine Maika'i".

I was moved very much with Michael's love for his mother and respect for the Kahiko A'e (elders) on that occasion.
This was the reason why I decided the name of our halau as "Wahine Maika`i" .
　

Wahine　Maika`i
　The song that was composed by Sam Keli`iho`omalu (the winner of Hawaiian　Falsetto　Contest) .
This song praises for Lydia Wahinemaika`i Hale's respect for Hawaii Culture.
She was one of the very few defenders of Hawaii tradition, asked the Congress of USA for preserving it, and was never defeated by the hardships.

・Kupuna　Hula Festival
　The hula dance competition which was founded at Kona of Hawaii by Kumu George Na`ope in 1997　and held on every year.